Túngara frog camouflage, Uraba, Colombia

It's a small miracle that I didn't personally kill this frog as it was on the open path and I almost stepped on it. It's a mere 1-2cm in size and blends into its environment by being covered in its mud. This is our second observation of this frog. We never heard it call, but I looked it up, and they have an awesome mating call:

Both our observations were during the daytime, whilst this is a nocturnal frog. Closeups:

comments (2)

Best mating call! The guy in the video is super enthusiastic! He looks so much larger than the frog in your shot. Do they inflate their whole bodies when making mating calls? Or, maybe it’s just his posture that makes him look extra blob-like.Posted 9 months ago

Sorry, but I am not sure. Both our observations we never got a good glimpse from the front. Could be that we saw females only. It was kind of strange for us to find this nocturnal frog in the open by day.Posted 9 months ago